Close to 3000 people have put their name on a petition protesting against the planned sell off of Swinburne’s Lilydale Campus, Shadow Education Minister and Member for Monbulk James Merlino said.

The Napthine Government’s move to privatise aged care facilities could mean the selling off Edward Street Nursing Home in Upper Ferntree Gully, Shadow Minister for Seniors and Ageing Jenny Mikakos said today.